Hunter Biden’s attorney speaks to reporters following a closed-door deposition on Capitol Hill. (The Associated Press / Screenshot) A federal judge has thrown out a high-profile defamation lawsuit filed by IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler against Hunter Biden’s attorney Abbe Lowell, ruling that Lowell’s incendiary statements accusing the agents of illegally leaking confidential tax and grand jury materials were merely “legal opinions.” The decision came from Judge Richard J. Leon, a George W. Bush appointee in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, who sided squarely with Lowell and granted the motion to dismiss. The court also denied the IRS agents’ attempt to amend their complaint, calling it futile. “The challenged statements are constitutionally protected opinions, and, independently, plaintiffs have not…
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